Pizza delivery man gets $180K settlement after being crushed by 400 pounds of cheese

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Mohamed Hassan, a 55-year-old Meriden resident, was unloading boxes of cheese from a truck on a rainy day in June 2016, when his hand truck slipped under the weight of the food, according to the Connecticut Law Tribune. The hand truck landed on Hassan after he fell onto his back, and he injured his ankle, knee and back, according to his lawyer, Brooke Goff.
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America맥스카지노s love of pizza has helped fuel an increase in cheese consumption over the past few decades. Americans consumed roughly 37 pounds of cheese per person in 2016, up 36 percent from 27 pounds per person in 1995, according to .
For Hassan, however, the mishap was no pizza party. He wore a leg brace for six months, and will likely need knee replacement surgery, Goff said. Domino맥스카지노s had Hassan see three doctors and attend several hearings before settling the case on April 14, his lawyer said.
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On April 14, Domino맥스카지노s and its insurer, Sedgwick Insurance, agreed to pay $180,000 to settle Hassan맥스카지노s two-year-old workers맥스카지노 compensation claim. Domino맥스카지노s first offered $100,000; Hassan had initially asked for $325,000.
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